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Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hakam Singh & Others Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 11/07/2022.

Question for consideration was compliance of environmental norms by the brick kilns in Sri Ganganagar district in Rajasthan. Particular grievance is absence of requisite consents under the Air and the Water Acts and siting criteria, resulting in violation of law and air pollution to the detriment of public health and the environment.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jhammanlal Gautam Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/07/2022.

The matter related to brick kilns operating in Uttar Pradesh without EC/consent.

Many countries have made a commitment to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by or around 2050. If some sectors have residual emissions, these must be compensated for by removing CO2 from the air and storing it.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: News item published in Pragativadi dated 04.06.2022 titled “Huge Explosion at Chemical Company in Gujarat’s Vadodara” dated 05/07/2022.

Proceedings have been initiated in this matter in the light of media report to the effect that there was an explosion in Deepak Nitrite factory in Vadodara, Gujarat resulting in injuries to seven workers on account of inhaling the smoke and shifting of 700 people living in the area.

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) has issued Draft 2030 Roadmap for Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) for Upstream E&P Companies.

The offshore wind industry enjoyed its best-ever year in 2021, with 21.1 GW of new capacity connected to the grid, according to this latest Global Offshore Wind Report by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) to coincide with the United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon.

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of JMK Coke Industry Pvt. Ltd. & Others Vs The State of Meghalaya & Others dated 27/06/2022.

The grievance of the petitioners (JMK Coke Industry) is against the order of the High Court of Meghalaya at Shillong, May 24, 2022.

Joint inspection report of Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd., village Raninangal, tehsil Thakurdwara, district Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh in compliance with the National Green Tribunal order, February 18, 2022 in O.A. No. 279/2021 (Nagendra Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh).

Rejoinder on behalf of appellant (Rathi Special Steels Limited) against the order, May 5, 2022 passed by the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Area directing closure of the unit of the appellant (RICCO Industrial Area, Kurukshetra, tehsil Tijara, district Alwar, Rajasthan) with immediate effect.

As a vulnerable developing country with a low per-capita historical contribution to, climate change, India’s climate commitments are situated within the context of its multiple development objectives, which highlights the need for adopting multiple co-benefits approaches to lowering its emissions trajectory.

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